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EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people

Germany had the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people of 26 EU countries in 2014, at 822.8 per 100,000 people. Sweden had the lowest, at 253.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 535.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 553.2 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest822.8Germany
Lowest253.8Sweden
Median535.526 EU countries
European Union (27)553.2History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 758.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 585.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 728.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 338.4 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 672.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 822.8 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 489.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 296.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 453.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 619.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 425.2 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 595.8 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 700.8 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 257.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 323.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 725.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 505.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 565.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 460 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 354.6 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 662.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 331.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 671.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 253.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 453.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 578.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

Germany: 822.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany822.8Austria: 758.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria758.4Bulgaria: 728.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria728.1Lithuania: 725.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania725.2Hungary: 700.8 per 100,000 peopleHungary700.8Czechia: 672.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia672.1Romania: 671.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania671.2Poland: 662.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland662.7France: 619.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance619.3Croatia: 595.8 per 100,000 peopleCroatia595.8Belgium: 585.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium585.2Slovakia: 578.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia578.5Latvia: 565.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia565.7Luxembourg: 505.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg505.3Estonia: 489.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia489.5Malta: 460 per 100,000 peopleMalta460Slovenia: 453.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia453.7Finland: 453.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland453.3Greece: 425.2 per 100,000 peopleGreece425.2Netherlands: 354.6 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands354.6Cyprus: 338.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus338.4Portugal: 331.3 per 100,000 peoplePortugal331.3Italy: 323.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly323.6Spain: 296.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain296.8Ireland: 257.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland257.4Sweden: 253.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden253.8Germany: 822.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany822.8Austria: 758.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria758.4Bulgaria: 728.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria728.1Lithuania: 725.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania725.2Hungary: 700.8 per 100,000 peopleHungary700.8Czechia: 672.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia672.1Romania: 671.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania671.2Poland: 662.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland662.7France: 619.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance619.3Croatia: 595.8 per 100,000 peopleCroatia595.8Belgium: 585.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium585.2Slovakia: 578.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia578.5Latvia: 565.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia565.7Luxembourg: 505.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg505.3Estonia: 489.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia489.5Malta: 460 per 100,000 peopleMalta460Slovenia: 453.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia453.7Finland: 453.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland453.3Greece: 425.2 per 100,000 peopleGreece425.2Netherlands: 354.6 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands354.6Cyprus: 338.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus338.4Portugal: 331.3 per 100,000 peoplePortugal331.3Italy: 323.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly323.6Spain: 296.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain296.8Ireland: 257.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland257.4Sweden: 253.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden253.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
per 100,000 people		Change on 2013
1Germany822.8-4.9 pts
2Austria758.4-6.1 pts
3Bulgaria728.1+36.5 pts
4Lithuania725.2-5.2 pts
5Hungary700.8-4.4 pts
6Czechia672.1-2.5 pts
7Romania671.2+3.8 pts
8Poland662.7+1.9 pts
9France619.3-7.3 pts
10Croatia595.8+6.7 pts
11Belgium585.2-7.6 pts
12Slovakia578.5-1.8 pts
13Latvia565.7-14.3 pts
14Luxembourg505.3-11.9 pts
15Estonia489.5-0.8 pts
16Malta Series break460-18.8 pts
17Slovenia453.7-1.5 pts
18Finland Estimated453.3-32.9 pts
19Greece425.2-0.1 pts
20Netherlands354.6-14.7 pts
21Cyprus338.4-2.6 pts
22Portugal331.3-7.4 pts
23Italy323.6-7.2 pts
24Spain296.8+0.3 pts
25Ireland257.4+1.4 pts
26Sweden253.8-5.5 pts

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About this ranking

Beds in hospitals that are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for admitted patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. Includes curative, rehabilitative, long-term and other hospital beds in public and private hospitals (health care provider HP.1). Beds in nursing and residential care facilities are not included.

Countries count beds at the end of the year or as a yearly average, and a few leave out some private or military hospitals; Eurostat flags those values as following a different definition. More beds do not mean better care: countries that treat more patients as day cases or at home need fewer beds.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1) (EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table

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Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1), EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1). EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/eu-countries?period=2014.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1), EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people?

Germany, with 822.8 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest hospital beds per 100,000 people?

Sweden, with 253.8 per 100,000 people in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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